Japan and Africa

A Japanese clan that rose to power around AD 250

An area with tall grasses and few trees is a savanna?

Which two groups spoke languages that used clicks for consonants in their language?

King Ezana ruled the empire of Aksum?

Biblical Truth - sin is the main problem with the world.

What group of people were nomadic, rode camels, and were feared for their skills as warriors?

Mansa is the word for ruler in the Malian language?

Historians know a lot about Japan's early history.

Arabian merchants brought Christianity to Ghana.

The southernmost island of the major islands of Japan

Who assembled the chronicles of the government and set rules for officials in the constitution?

Which of the following was not true of the San and the Khoikhoi?

Who does the Bible say is the mediator between God and man and whose death provided atonement for man's sin?

The Yamato claimed that their ruler was a descendant of Jimmu Tenno.

What is an African storyteller called?

In feudalism which class was just below the top class and that included chief nobles or powerful warlords?

Leader of the Minamoto clan; the first shogun, the supreme military leader of Japan.

A Japanese family who gained power by marrying into Japan’s imperial family.

Shotoku did little to promote the welfare of the Japanese people.

Why was Morocco able to defeat Songhai?

What religion did Prince Shotoku introduce from China to Japan?

Who was the strong ruler of Mail who was known as the Lion King?

What is a fertile area in the desert with water?

The form of government the Yamato established was a democracy.

Why is Japan considered an archipelago?

The main problem with the world is that mankind is out of harmony with nature.

How was Ghana's location ideal for a trading center?

What are stories about the past that are spoken instead of written down?

A type of trade where the merchant and trader never saw each other.

What is a lowland area that receives little rain; formed when wind blows water vapor high into nearby mountains?

During which period did the Japanese develop their own written language?

Who was the tutor who shared the Gospel of Jesus with Ezana ; believed to be the one to lead him to faith in Jesus?

Who is known as the father of calligraphy?

The gods or nature spirits of Shintoism.

Who was the lowest class of the feudal system? They were divided into subclasses.

What was one of the most valuable possession to the Tuareg people?

Who made a pilgrimage to Mecca and gave away a lot of gold?

Who was the military leader in the top class who was given supreme political authority?

The Shona built zimbabwes out of what material?

What is a scholar who studies language?

What is the largest island of Japan called?

What were the main things traded in Ghana?

During which period was feudalism a system of organizing and governing society based on land and service?

Who charged taxes on all of the trade within his kingdom making himself very wealthy?

Where did the Pygmies live?

Biblical Truth states a truly prosperous life involves being made right with God by having sins forgiven?

Which kingdom was the Queen of Sheba from?

The Yamato clan rose to power over other classes and formed strong military states.

How do organizers often organize Africa to aid in studying its land and people?

Japan was influenced by China and Russia during the Yamato period.

A series of changes in the Japanese political and economic structure around AD 645; known as the Great Change.

In what parts of Africa did Christianity spread through the efforts of European missionaries?

What is the peninsula on the eastern coast of Africa?

What is the most northern island of Japan named?

A scientist who studies plants is a linguist?

Who was the person at the top of the feudal system, along with his family and the military leader?

Which group of people built large stone houses called zimbabwes?

A giant tomb with a keyhole-shaped burial mound surrounded by a moat.

A tropical forest filled with huge trees and a large variety of wildlife; receives a lot of rain is a rainforest?

Which city became Songhai's center of Islamic faith and learning?

The Bible says people can develop a connection with kami to bring about prosperity and harmony in this life.

Japan’s first capital city.

Who are the group of people that linguist use to trace their migration routes from the Benue River?

Who influenced Japanese history and culture by sending ambassadors to China?

Chinese calligrapher; credited by some as the Father of Calligraphy.